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B.R. Cohn: Quake losses less than feared

As the dust settled from Sunday’s earthquake in Napa, B.R. Cohn Winery president and CEO Dan Cohn was able to get a more accurate assessment of the damages at B.R. Cohn’s Napa warehouse facility. He was relieved to find that damages were less than they... Continue

Allegedly: Gun-toting meth dealer busted in Larson Park

A Boyes Hot Springs man engaged in what officers described as a likely drug deal was arrested Saturday evening in Sonoma’s Larson Park after a bag of meth and a loaded 9mm pistol were found in his car. Humberto Gutierrez Lopez, 41, was charged with... Continue

Lessons from the field

Living in the vine country has its rewards. Our landscape is scattered with vineyards and our climate is perfect for enjoying life. Sonoma is a world-class wine region, but it also has a lot of talented wine makers, viticulturist and wine enthusiast that make it... Continue

The greatest job in the world

(By Walt Williams) You always remember the first week of school. You remember your freshman year in high school, sitting in class at Davis High in Modesto, nervous and excited, new people, new experiences, new pressures, who will you become? Where will you end up?... Continue

Revisiting the scandalous ‘Galapagos Affair’

When he came across the long-forgotten memoir “Satan Came to Eden,” written by a adulterous young German woman who emigrated with her lover to an uninhabited Galapagos island in 1929, Sonoma author and editor Joe Troise knew he was on to something. “Adventure, survival, sex,... Continue

Hatching art, raising awareness

(By Kira Catanzaro) A rare bird flies about her nest in a flurry of activity. She twists wire, builds frames and creates posters in preparation for her next gallery opening. Her hatchery is a live/work studio hidden in a tropical jungle of bamboo, palm and... Continue

First District update from Supervisor Gorin

(By Susan Gorin). Welcome to my new monthly column in the Sonoma Valley Sun. I’m calling it “Board Walk” because I think it is important that I “walk the talk” as your Supervisor. I am launching this column because I found that many people have... Continue

Goodbye to dear, sweet Emily

Dear Readers: I’ve come to believe that some cats show how much they care by how much they act like they just don’t care much at all. But my dear sweet late Emily did, for 22 years. This past Friday at suppertime, I noticed she... Continue